I'm looking for an e-ink tablet I can also use for a multi-purpose tablet. Simultaneously my phone is getting really old, but I don't make many phone calls, so I'm looking to see if I can potentially roll that use case into a single device rather than buying multiple.
e-ink is not multipurpose yet. Refresh rates are still extremely low, and color is highly limited. If you want to scroll, view color images, or watch video, e-ink is not the ideal solution.
You also probably don't want to be making phone calls on a tablet. You might think about a cheap little flip phone.
There are e-ink smartphones out there which might hit a couple of your criteria, but there's no killer device yet.
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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
How would that be useful?
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Doesn’t everyone shout at their books in public?
pinballcartwheel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I'm looking for an e-ink tablet I can also use for a multi-purpose tablet. Simultaneously my phone is getting really old, but I don't make many phone calls, so I'm looking to see if I can potentially roll that use case into a single device rather than buying multiple.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
e-ink is not multipurpose yet. Refresh rates are still extremely low, and color is highly limited. If you want to scroll, view color images, or watch video, e-ink is not the ideal solution.
You also probably don't want to be making phone calls on a tablet. You might think about a cheap little flip phone.
There are e-ink smartphones out there which might hit a couple of your criteria, but there's no killer device yet.
pinballcartwheel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Ah well, worth a shot asking anyway. Thanks!
phillycodehound@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Nope not that I'm aware of nor would it be really good right now.
sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
Well there ARE E-Ink phones like the Hisense A9 and similar but I don't know if this is what you're looking for or not.
https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/hands-on-review-of-the-hisense-a9-4g-e-ink-android-11-smartphone
pinballcartwheel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks, that's definitely closer to what I'm looking for, will see if it'll work for me.
Subtex@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
None that I know of.
Seems cellular capabilities are low on the list for eink device makers.
Even the Boox Palma doesn't have a sim card. Crazy
ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y